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Lachine is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal; pop. 35,171 ( Statistics Canada, 1996).

On January 1, 2002 it become a borough of the City of Montreal.

Lachine, from French la Chine ( China), was named in 1669 in mockery of its then owner Robert Cavelier de La Salle who explored the interior of North America trying to find a passage to Asia.

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Lachine, QuebecLachine is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal; pop. 35,171 ( Statistics Canada, 1996). On January 1, 2002 it become a borough of the City of Montreal. Lachine, from French la Chine ( China), was named in 1669 in mocker	LachineLachine is a specific referring to a number of places in the Montreal area: Lachine, Quebec, now a borough of Montreal; the Lachine Rapids; the Lachine Canal; the Lachine Canal National Historic Site; The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site. The n	Lachine RapidsThe Lachine Rapids are a series of rapids on the Saint Lawrence River, between the Island of Montreal and the south shore. In the past these represented a considerable barrier to maritime traffic. Until the construction of the Lachine Canal through Montre
Lachine CanalThe Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, through the boroughs of Lachine and Sud-Ouest to the Port of Montreal. It was built in 1824 to permit ship traffic to pass the Lachine Rapids, th

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